Bog Bean is an interesting perennial marginal plant that occurs naturally in bogs and marshes across Asia, Europe, and North America. Bog Bean is characterized by a horizontal rhizome with alternate, trifoliate leaves. The olive-green trefoil leaflets will stick out of the water up to 6" and have spikes of pink and white flowers with fringed petals. Bog Bean should be grown in a planting container, as it can be an invasive plant if left to roam planting shelves on its own, which makes individual Bog Bean plants extremely suitable for container water gardening.

Plant Bog Bean in early spring, directly in the pond at a maximum depth of 6", then following in the summer months, Bog Bean produces very attractive clusters of small star-shaped delicate whitish-pink color flowers. When the petals are fully open they are covered with a soft white fluff, or fringe. Sold in bundles of 2.

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Bog Bean

Plant Type

Bog Plant

Hardiness Zones

2 To 11

Growing Light

Full Sun To Partial Shade

Flower Color

White-Light Pink

Bloom Time

April To June

Plant Size

Horizontal Up To 60" And Vertical Up To 6"

Also Known As

Menyanthes Trifolia, Buckbean, Water Shamrock, Bitterklee

Mail Order: What To Expect

Plants you receive by mail need time to adjust. Your plants will arrive in bundles. Upon arrival, they may not appear lush but given time & proper care, they will flourish!

Planting Instructions

Plant directly into pond and water garden planting shelves or you can fill individual planting containers loosely with aquatic planting media, placing the appropriate fertilizer tablets into the bottom half of the planting media and covering them over, then filling planting media 2/3 to the top. Place the plant in the center of the pot with the roots spread out over the planting media, and then continuing to cover the roots with planting media. The crown of the plant, which is the connection between the roots and stems, can usually be about 1" below the surface of the planting media for best results. Avoid using bagged potting mix and other lightweight soils because they will float and continually cloud pond water.

Plant Maintenance

For best results, trim or prune as leaves and flowers begin to turn yellow or brown, remove them completely, discarding them to keep as much excess organic material out of water-body as possible.

Winter Care

All leaves and stems will begin to die off as winter arrives. If planted directly into a bog area, plants should be left alone after trimming any dead foliage to 1 to 2" above the top of the water. Plants that are on plant-shelves, in planting containers, should be trimmed to 1 to 2" and then gently lowered into the ponds deeper water. All plants submerged before winter must be brought back up as soon as the ice has permanently thawed, and before any plant growth occurs. In Zones 6 and warmer, most pond plants can tolerate being left in place without moving them at all.

Weeds Treated

The first step towards effectively treating any pond weed is proper identification. Bog Bean, Bundle of 2 is recommended for use against each of the weeds listed below. Click on your desired weed for more information and alternate control options.